Pocket hair-brush.



J. DE B. WALBACH.

POCKET HA|R BRUSH. APPLICATION FILED wLvao. 1911.

Patented Oct. 29, 1918.

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J. DE B. WALBACH.

POCKET HAIR BRUSH.

APPLICATION FILED JULY so. 1911. 7

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JAMES DE B. WALBACI-I, OF eALvEs'ron, TEXAS.

POCKET HAIR-BRUSH.

7 Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 29, 1918.

Application filed July 30,1917. Serial No. 183,556.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JAMES on B. WALBACH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Galveston, in the county of Galveston and State of Texas, have invented certain useful Improvements in Pocket Hair-Brushes, of which the following isa specification,

reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing. p

ThlS inventlon has reference generally to that class of inventions known as brushing and scrubbing and more particularly relates to a pocket military hair brush. I

As the primary aim and object this invention consists in the-provision of a novel brush movably mountedin a supporting frame wlth Wl'llClI cooperates lmproved actuating means for placing the bristle holders I in an extended or operative position or'for.

moving the bristle holders into a active pos1t1on.

f ld d It is an equally important object of this invention to provide improved means for inclosmg the supportlng frame subsequent to the placing of thebrush'in a folded position so that theentire device may be readily placed ina compact form and conveniently carried in the pocket of the user.

" More particularly the present invention embraces the provision of cooperative means on the actuating means and on the support ing frame for faclhtatlng the mamtenance of the bristle holders in either a folded or extended position.

It is a more specific object ofthis inventi 011 to provide a flexible cover on the caslng with improved means for retaining a comb and mirror or other toilet articlesyand to also provide improved means 'for operably connecting the actuating means to the bristle holders.

Among the other aims and objects of this invention may be recited the provision of a device of the character mentioned with a view to compactness, in which the number forming a part hereof, and wherein is dis 'tion and thebristle holders in an extended position;

Fig. 2 is a transverse section of the brush;

Fig. 3 is a-longitudinal section thereof;

Fig.4 is a transverse section, the cover of the casing beingarranged in a closed position and the brush'being folded;

Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section thereof.

Fig. 6 is a'transvers'e sectional detail of one of the holders in an extended position. Fig. 7 is a transverse sectional detailof one of the holders in a folded position.

Fig. 8 is a perspective detail of one of the holders, and

s Fig. 9 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional detail of one of the holders.

Similar characters of reference are employed in all of the above described views, to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now, more particularly, to the accompanying drawings there is provided a main supporting frame consisting of side pieces land 2, end pieces 3 having their 'outer ends recessed as at 4 for receiving the ployed. These bars are rectangular in cross section and have their respective ends re duced and rounded forming in effect trunnions 7 which are journaled in opposed openings in the end pieces 3. One face of each of the bars in proximity to one adjacent edge is provided with a series of longitudinal sockets 8 for receiving tufts of bristles 9.

As intimated, improved means have been provided for actuating the brush means to extend the bristles thereof or move them to. a folded inactive position. In reducing this feature of t e invention to practice a rod 10 preferably rectangular in cross section is slidably mounted in an opening 11 which is Cir end of the rod. This slightly larger than the rod for a purpose that will presently appear. In operably connecting each of the bars 6 tothe rod, hinges 12 are provided. One leaf '13 of-each 'lnn'ge is counter sunk in a corresponding recess in the upper surface of the rod 10 and'is secured therein-by means of a suitable fastening device such as a screw 14 while the other leaf 15 is counter sunk in a suitable recess 16 in one side edge of the adjacent bar 6 and is'removably secured therein'by thescrew 14-. Each of the bars is so spaced from each other on the rod 10 that'they may be folded to assume the position indicated in Fig. 4- when the rod 10 is pushed inwardly.

In orderto retain the rod in aclosed position'a lug 17 is formed on the upper edge of the rod 10 and'has one face 18 arranged in a plane at approximately right-angles to the upper surface of the bar 10 being directly opposed to the head or knob 19 onthe'outer face 18 is designed to engage the upper edge of the opening 11 while the other face 20 of the lug 'istapered gradually until it meets the upper edge of the 'rod 10. A similarly shaped lug 21 isformed integrally with the under or lower edge of the rod 10,the vertical face 22 thereof being positionedso as to'engagethe lower 1 edge of "the opening il l and the outer face of the side pieces 2 subsequent -to the pulling of the rod outwardly so as to hold the bristles in an extended iposltion. It w ll be observedthatthe arranging of .thebnstles is secured to the bottom or 'backof-the casing by means of a socket 27 carried by the afl'GG 'end thereof whlch movably engages a :head 26 on the bottom.

Pockets 28 and 29 are provided-on the inner face of the cover and areadapted to respectively receive a mirror 30 and a comb 31.

It is believed from the foregoing descriptiontha't a further detail description of the operation is entirely unnecessary. Likewise it is believed that the advantage of this invention will be readily apparent.

As many changes could be made'in the above construction and many apparently widely different embodiments of this invention could be made without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all unatter contained in the above description or shown in :the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and notv in a- :limited sense. :It is also tobe understood that the language used in the following claim is intendedto cover all=the: genericand specific features of the invention hereindescribed and all statements ofthe scope of the invention, which, as a matter of language might be said to fall therebetween.

Having thus fully described this invention, what is (llLllnBClfit-S new and desired to be secured by Letters Pa'tent is A device of the character described including a rectangular supporting frame one "SlClG of which us provlded w1th an oblong opening, a plurality of bars ijournaled in the ends of the frameat uniformly spaced inter- 1 vals, bristles projecting from the outer faces of the bars, a rodslidably. mounted in the 'opening in the frame an'd of a thickness less than the height of the opening, a plurality of hinges, the rlea-ves df the hinges being respectivelyattached at uniformly spaced intervals to the rod and to 'one side edge of the adjacent bar so that when the rod is :slid =the bars will be rocked, a knob formed ontheouter-end ofthe rod for facilitating the operation thereof, and lugs having straight faces and inclined faces formed on the upper and lower edgesof the rod for engaging respectively with the-inner and outer faces of th'e'said frame adjacent the opening snbsequentto the slidable and vertical mo've-. mentof'therod for holding the bars so that the bristles will be retained either in an operative orinopera'tiveposition.

In testimony whereof Ialfix my signature.

JAMES on B, WALBACH.

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